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Staff predictions for Sunday’s Week 5 NFL games

The Chiefs are playing the Vikings at 3:25 p.m. Sunday — but we’re picking all of the weekend’s games.

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Week 5 of the NFL season kicked off with the Chicago Bears defeating the Washington Commanders 40-20 on “Thursday Night Football.”

The Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:25 p.m. Arrowhead Time on CBS — locally on KCTV/5. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Chiefs are favored by 3.5 points.

Elsewhere in the AFC West, the (1-3) New York Jets will come to the Rocky Mountains to play the (1-3) Denver Broncos during Sunday’s late-afternoon games. The (1-3) Las Vegas Raiders will host the (2-2) Green Bay Packers on “Monday Night Football,” while the Los Angeles Chargers will have the week off.

Sunday’s action begins, however, with the season’s second International Series game: the (2-2) Jacksonville Jaguars will play in London for the second straight week, facing the (3-1) Buffalo Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game will be broadcast on NFL Network at 8:30 a.m. Arrowhead Time.

Sunday’s early-afternoon games include an AFC North battle: the (3-1) Baltimore Ravens in Pennsylvania to take on the (2-2) Pittsburgh Steelers. That game will be on CBS (KCTV/5). Over on FOX (WDAF/4), the (1-3) New York Giants will be in Florida to face the (3-1) Miami Dolphins. Then there is a big AFC South matchup in which the (2-2) Indianapolis Colts will host the (2-2) Tennessee Titans. The (2-2) New Orleans Saints will go to Foxborough to take on the (1-3) New England Patriots and the (2-2) Houston Texans will go to Georgia to play the (2-2) Atlanta Falcons — while the (3-1) Detroit Lions will be hosting the (0-4) Carolina Panthers.

The other afternoon games will feature the (1-3) Cincinnati Bengals visiting the (1-3) Arizona Cardinals and the (4-0) Philadelphia Eagles on the west coast to face (2-2) Los Angeles Rams.

Then the (3-1) Dallas Cowboys will visit the (4-0) San Francisco 49ers for a big “Sunday Night Football” matchup, which will be carried on NBC — locally on KSHB/41.

In addition to the Chargers, the Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking their byes in Week 5.

Here are our picks for Sunday’s Week 5 matchups. Be sure to cast your vote, too!


Arrowhead Pride readers pick

READER RECORD: 43-22-0

Poll

Which team wins Jaguars (2-2) at Bills (3-1)?

This poll is closed

  • 26%
    Jaguars
    (122 votes)
  • 73%
    Bills
    (345 votes)
467 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Panthers (0-4) at Lions (3-1)?

This poll is closed

  • 3%
    Panthers
    (18 votes)
  • 96%
    Lions
    (448 votes)
466 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Texans (2-2) at Falcons (2-2)?

This poll is closed

  • 73%
    Texans
    (339 votes)
  • 26%
    Falcons
    (120 votes)
459 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Saints (2-2) at Patriots (1-3)?

This poll is closed

  • 55%
    Saints
    (256 votes)
  • 44%
    Patriots
    (202 votes)
458 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Giants (1-3) at Dolphins (3-1)?

This poll is closed

  • 4%
    Giants
    (19 votes)
  • 95%
    Dolphins
    (446 votes)
465 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Titans (2-2) at Colts (2-2)?

This poll is closed

  • 51%
    Titans
    (231 votes)
  • 48%
    Colts
    (219 votes)
450 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Ravens (3-1) at Steelers (2-2)?

This poll is closed

  • 79%
    Ravens
    (360 votes)
  • 20%
    Steelers
    (95 votes)
455 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Bengals (1-3) at Cardinals (1-3)?

This poll is closed

  • 50%
    Bengals
    (238 votes)
  • 49%
    Cardinals
    (233 votes)
471 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Eagles (4-0) at Rams (2-2)?

This poll is closed

  • 72%
    Eagles
    (333 votes)
  • 27%
    Rams
    (125 votes)
458 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Jets (1-3) at Broncos (1-3)?

This poll is closed

  • 79%
    Jets
    (377 votes)
  • 20%
    Broncos
    (95 votes)
472 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Cowboys (3-1) at 49ers (4-0)?

This poll is closed

  • 19%
    Cowboys
    (88 votes)
  • 80%
    49ers
    (374 votes)
462 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Which team wins Bears (0-4) at Commanders (2-2)?

This poll is closed

  • 3%
    Bears
    (3 votes)
  • 96%
    Commanders
    (73 votes)
76 votes total Vote Now

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